Learn English with Wednesday

• ☐ ☐ ☐ give (us) the cold shoulder [exp] - not talk to (us), ignore (us)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ remind [v] - tell again
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a viper [n] - a dangerous, poisonous snake [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ following in (your) footsteps [exp] - do the same things that (you) did in the past
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fencing [n] - sword fighting [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a prom [n] - a high school dance party
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a séance [n] - a ceremony in which people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ merely [adv] - only
• ☐ ☐ ☐ peers [n] - friends
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a boarding school [n] - a school where students live and study
• ☐ ☐ ☐ nauseous [adj] - feel sick, feel like you want to vomit
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a nursery rhyme [n] - a poem for children
• ☐ ☐ ☐ woe [n] - sadness
• ☐ ☐ ☐ back in the day [exp] - in the past
• ☐ ☐ ☐ your sanity intact [exp] - without becoming crazy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ accept students mid-term [exp] - allow a student to enter a school midway through a year
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the board [n] - the board of directors, the leaders of a school
• ☐ ☐ ☐ make an exception [exp] - allow someone to break the rules
• ☐ ☐ ☐ assign [v] - set, designate, put in
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a dorm [n] - a dormitory, the place where students live
• ☐ ☐ ☐ refresh my memory [exp] - tell me again
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Ophelia [n] - a character from the Shakespeare play Hamlet
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be driven mad [exp] - make someone crazy

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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Wednesday	Morticia (Tish)	Gomez	Principal Weems

• Wednesday Addams is a 16-year-old girl.
• Morticia and Gomez are Wednesday's parents.
• Principal Weems is the principal of Nevermore Academy.
• Nevermore Academy is a school for outcasts (unusual students).
• Morticia and Gomez both attended Nevermore when they were children.
• Wednesday has to go to Nevermore because she tried to kill two students at her previous high school after they bullied her brother.

1. Wednesday is _______ about going to Nevermore.
   excited
   nervous
   unhappy
   
   
2. Morticia was NOT _______ when she attended Nevermore.
   the head cheerleader
   the queen of the dark prom
   the captain of the fencing team
   the president of the séance society
   
   
3. Gomez and Morticia met and fell in love _______ attending Nevermore.
   before
   while
   after
   
   
4. Wednesday was born on a _______.
   Monday
   Wednesday
   Friday
   Sunday
   
   
5. Wednesday was named after _______.
   her grandmother
   Morticia's childhood cat
   a line from a children's poem
   the day that she was born on
   
   
6. Morticia and Principal Weems used to be _______.
   roommates
   enemies
   witches
   in love
   
   
7. Wednesday has been to _______ schools in _______ years.
   18, 5
   8, 5
   5, 8
   5, 5
   15, 8
   
   
8. Wednesday had _______ grades at her previous schools.
   excellent
   average
   poor
   
   
9. Wednesday will live _______.
   alone
   with Principal Weems
   in her mother's old dorm
   
   
10. The character Ophelia killed _______.
    herself
    her family
    her teacher
    her classmates
    
    

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Directions: Test your ability to remember all of the details from the video.

Instrucciones: Compruebe su capacidad para recordar todos los detalles del video.

Instrucciones: Verifique sua capacidade de lembrar todos os detalhes do vídeo.

지시 사항 : 비디오의 모든 세부 사항을 기억하고 있는지 테스트해보세요.

1. On what day and date was Wednesday born?

   Friday the 13th

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2. What is the name of the dorm that Wednesday has been assigned to?

   Ophelia Hall

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3. What is the driver's name?

   Lurch

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4. What three activities did Morticia participate in while she was at Nevermore?

   Fencing, the dark prom, the séance society

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5. What is the line from the nursery rhyme that inspired Wednesday's name?

   "Wednesday's child is full of woe."

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6. What two factors allowed Wednesday to enter Nevermore in the middle of the semester?

   Her perfect grades, her family's history at Nevermore

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order. Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.

Instrucciones: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.

Wednesday / give / parent / cold / shoulder / because / she / not / want / go / Nevermore

Wednesday is giving her parents the cold shoulder because she doesn't want to go to Nevermore.

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Wednesday / not / want / follow / mother / footstep

Wednesday doesn't want to follow in her mother's footsteps.

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Morticia / hope / Wednesday / will / able / make / friend / Nevermore

Morticia hopes (that) Wednesday will be able to make (some) friends at Nevermore.

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Gomez / Morticia / meet / fall / love / Nevermore

Gomez and Morticia met and fell in love at Nevermore.

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Wednesday / name / come / Morticia / favorite / nursery / rhyme

Wednesday's name comes from Morticia's favorite nursery rhyme.

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principal / Weems / Morticia / roommate / back / day

Principal Weems and Morticia were roommates back in the day.

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Wednesday / attend / eight / school / past / five / year

Wednesday has attended eight schools in the past five years.

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Nevermore / not / usually / allow / student / enroll / middle / semester

Nevermore doesn't usually allow students to enroll in the middle of [a/the] semester.

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however / Principal / Weems / make / exception / Wednesday / base / perfect / grade / and / family / history

However, Principal Weems (has) made an exception for Wednesday based on her perfect grades and (her) family history.

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Wednesday / will / live / same / dorm / mother / once / live

Wednesday will live in the same dorm (that/which) her mother once lived in.
Wednesday will live in the same dorm in which her mother once lived.
Wednesday will live in the same dorm where her mother once lived.

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Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instrucciones: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Clip 1

Darling, how long do you intend on giving us the cold shoulder?

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I have no interest in following in your footsteps.

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I merely meant that finally you will be among peers who understand you.

Clip 4

You guys are making me nauseous. Not in a good way.

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I'm guessing it was the day of the week you were born?

Clip 6

Her name comes from a line from my favorite nursery rhyme.

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Wednesday's child is full of woe.

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You always had a unique perspective on the world, Morticia.

Clip 9

Did your mother tell you we were roommates back in the day?

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And you graduated with your sanity intact? Impressive.

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You've certainly had a very interesting educational journey.

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They haven't built one strong enough to hold me.

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I believe what our daughter is trying to say is that she greatly appreciates the opportunity.

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I've assigned you to your mother's old dorm. Ophelia Hall.

Clip 15

Ophelia is the one who kills herself after being driven mad by her family, correct?

Clip 16

Should we go meet your new roommate?

1. What two adjectives would you use to describe Wednesday? Morticia? Gomez? Principal Weems?
2. How are Morticia and Wednesday similar? How are they different?
3. Morticia and Gomez are very affectionate with each other. Were (Are) your parents affectionate with each other? If so, did (does) it bother you?
4. Wednesday does not want to follow in her mother's footsteps. Do (or did) you want to follow in your parents' footsteps? How? Why?
5. Nevermore is a boarding school. (Students live there.) What are the pros and cons of attending a boarding school? Would you consider sending your children to a boarding school?
6. Wednesday is one of the most successful Netflix shows ever. Why do you think it is so popular?
7. On which day of the week were you born? You can calculate your birth day [ here ] .
   
   According to this nursery rhyme, what does the day you were born on say about you? Is it accurate?
   
   Monday's child is fair of face,
   Tuesday's child is full of grace.
   Wednesday's child is full of woe,
   Thursday's child has far to go.
   Friday's child is loving and giving,
   Saturday's child works hard for a living.
   And the child born on the Sabbath day
   Is bonny and blithe, good, and gay.
   
   You can read more about the meaning of the nursery rhyme [ here ] .